Balkan Maple vs Cherry Gall

Acer hyrcanum compared with Cynips quercusfolii

Key Differences

Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Cherry Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Cherry Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Acer	Cynips
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Cynips quercusfolii

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Cherry Gall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cherry Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.